Milan, New Hampshire - Wikipedia

Town in New Hampshire, United States

Milan, New Hampshire
Town
First United Methodist Church in Milan
Location in Coos County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°34′24″N 71°11′06″W / 44.57333°N 71.18500°W / 44.57333; -71.18500
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coos
Incorporated	1824
Villages	Milan West Milan
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Randy Fortin, Chair Kenneth Lee Dube Peter Nolet
Area[1]
• Total	64.45 sq mi (166.92 km2)
• Land	63.69 sq mi (164.95 km2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)  1.18%
Elevation	1,135 ft (346 m)
Population (2020)[2]
• Total	1,358
• Density	21/sq mi (8.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	03588
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-47860
GNIS feature ID	0873665
Website	www.townofmilan.org

Milan (/ˈmaɪlən/ MY-lən)[3] is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Originally named "Paulsburg" in 1771 after Paul Wentworth, the town was incorporated on December 16, 1824.[4] In that year, Governor Levi Woodbury authorized a name change to "Milan".

Prior to 1820, there were but few inhabitants. In 1819, the population was approximately fourteen; ten years passed and the number had increased four-fold. Like the other towns around it, Milan's first industries were lumbering operations, and agriculture was for some time subordinate to this. The first farms were developed on Milan Hill. The soil was warmer, more free from frost, and, for some years, produced quite liberally in response to the labors of the pioneers. But they were not permanently as productive as they gave promise, and many of those settlers who remained sought the most valuable lands along the river. Some of the names of the early pioneers of Milan include Ellingwood, Hodgdon, Fogg, Hinds, Roberts, Hagar, Sargent, Nay, Twitchell, and Newell.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.9 km2), of which 63.7 square miles (165.0 km2) are land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km2), or 1.18%, are water.[1] The highest point is the summit of Deer Ridge, at 2,808 feet (856 m) above sea level.

Adjacent municipalities

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• Dummer (north)
• Cambridge (northeast)
• Success (east)
• Berlin (south)
• Kilkenny (west)
• Stark (northwest)

Climate

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Berlin Municipal Airport is an airport in Milan. The town has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Berlin Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, 1991–2020 normals: 1158ft (353m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	27.0(−2.8)	30.2(−1.0)	38.9(3.8)	52.6(11.4)	66.6(19.2)	75.1(23.9)	79.8(26.6)	78.2(25.7)	70.9(21.6)	57.4(14.1)	44.0(6.7)	32.2(0.1)	54.4(12.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)	14.8(−9.6)	16.6(−8.6)	26.5(−3.1)	39.8(4.3)	51.8(11.0)	61.0(16.1)	65.8(18.8)	64.2(17.9)	56.6(13.7)	44.7(7.1)	33.4(0.8)	21.8(−5.7)	41.4(5.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	2.5(−16.4)	3.0(−16.1)	14.0(−10.0)	27.0(−2.8)	37.1(2.8)	46.9(8.3)	51.8(11.0)	50.1(10.1)	42.4(5.8)	32.0(0.0)	22.7(−5.2)	11.5(−11.4)	28.4(−2.0)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.00(51)	1.66(42)	2.07(53)	3.07(78)	3.48(88)	4.26(108)	4.04(103)	3.94(100)	3.12(79)	3.74(95)	2.78(71)	2.31(59)	36.47(927)
Source: NOAA[5]

Demographics

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Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1830	243	—
1840	386	58.8%
1850	493	27.7%
1860	789	60.0%
1870	710	−10.0%
1880	895	26.1%
1890	1,029	15.0%
1900	1,135	10.3%
1910	924	−18.6%
1920	730	−21.0%
1930	719	−1.5%
1940	782	8.8%
1950	743	−5.0%
1960	661	−11.0%
1970	713	7.9%
1980	1,013	42.1%
1990	1,295	27.8%
2000	1,331	2.8%
2010	1,337	0.5%
2020	1,358	1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[2][6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,331 people, 532 households, and 388 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.6 inhabitants per square mile (8.3/km2). There were 756 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.95% White, 0.08% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.

There were 532 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,966, and the median income for a family was $47,361. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,670 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,818. About 3.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Sites of interest

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• Milan Hill State Park
• New Hampshire historical marker no. 227: The Nansen Ski Jump
• New Hampshire historical marker no. 284: Betty Brook

References

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1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Milan town, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
3. ^ Anderson, Renee (December 23, 2014), "New Hampshire's Most Mispronounced Places", Official site, Manchester: WMUR-TV.
4. ^ "Town of Milan". www.townofmilan.org. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
5. ^ "Berlin Municipal Airport, New Hampshire 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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• Official website
• New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Milan page

v t e Places adjacent to Milan, New Hampshire
Stark Dummer Cambridge Stark Milan Success Kilkenny Berlin Success

v t e Municipalities and communities of Coös County, New Hampshire, United States
County seat: Lancaster
City	Berlin
Towns	Carroll Clarksville Colebrook Columbia Dalton Dummer Errol Gorham Jefferson Lancaster Milan Northumberland Pittsburg Randolph Shelburne Stark Stewartstown Stratford Whitefield
Townships	Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant Bean's Grant Bean's Purchase Cambridge Chandler's Purchase Crawford's Purchase Cutt's Grant Dix's Grant Dixville Erving's Location Green's Grant Hadley's Purchase Kilkenny Low and Burbank's Grant Martin's Location Millsfield Odell Pinkham's Grant Sargent's Purchase Second College Grant Success Thompson and Meserve's Purchase Wentworth Location
CDPs	Colebrook Gorham Groveton Lancaster West Stewartstown Whitefield
Other communities	Beatties Bretton Woods Cascade Dixville Notch North Stratford Paris Tinkerville Twin Mountain
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